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Irony / Percussion Group The Hague

1 CD / Globe (Netherlands) / 2009-09-01

Works: John Cage: First Construction (in Metal) for 6 Percussionists; Franco Donatoni: Omar; Jo Kondo: Under the Umbrella; Ron Ford: Star; Steve Reich: Drumming; Nicolaus A. Huber: Herbstfestival
Performers: De Zeeuw, Ger; Jiskoot, Murk; Marinissen, Arnold; Matthijsse, Emiel; Van Hoorn, Niels; Van Veen, Frank; Weekhout, Michel
Ensemble: The Hague Percussion Group

Reich: Electric Counterpoint, Radioactivity, etc / Powerplant, Elysian String Quartet, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-01-04

Works: Steve Reich: Electric Counterpoint; Tour de France; Radioactivity; Pocket Calculator; Carbon Copy; Temazcal; Audiotectonics III
Performers: Burgess, Joby; Fairclough, Matthew
Ensemble: Elysian String Quartet; Powerplant

'Powerplant' encompasses the work of some of the most dynamic young British artists, bringing together the virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess and live sound engineer Matthew...continue...
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files....continue...

EMI American Classics - Minimalism - Reich, Glass, etc / Thomas, Warren-Green, Wilson, London CO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint; Eight Lines; New York Counterpoint; Four Organs; Philip Glass: Facades; Company
Performers: Damiens, Alain; Rossi, Franck; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Wilson, Ransom
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra; Solisti New York

Minimalism was originally the word used to describe certain movements in the visual arts and design of the immediate post World War II period. Then,...continue...

Steve Reich - Phases (A Nonesuch Retrospective)

5 CD / Nonesuch Records (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians; Different Trains; Tehillim; Eight Lines; You Are; New York Counterpoint; Cello Counterpoint; Electric Counterpoint; Triple Quartet; Come Out; Proverb; Desert Musi...
Performers: Armstrong, Rebecca; Beckenstein, Marion; Becker, Bob; Beiser, Maya; Bennett, Alan; Benschop, Yvonne; Bensman, Cheryl; Borden, Barbara; Bush, Phillip; Carrasco, Jacqueline; Clayton, Jay; Culp, Jennife...
Ensemble: Bang On A Can; Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra members; Kronos Quartet; Los Angeles Master Chorale; Schoenberg Ensemble; Steve Reich and Musicians Ensemble; Steve Reich ...

REVIEWS:

The Wire (p.61) - "[O]ne remarkable piece follows another....[With an] uncompromising aesthetic...there's real magic inside those notes."

Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.48) - "T...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - An American Collection

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-21

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei, Op. 11; Reincarnations, Op. 16; Irving Fine: The Hour Glass; Steve Reich: Clapping Music; Leonard Bernstein: The Lark; Aaron Copland: Motets (4); David Del Tredici: Final Al...
Performers: Birchall, Simon; Clarke, Fiona; Cleverdon, Roger; Dean, Ruth; Hoffnung, Ben; Jenkin, Nicola; Kemp, Nicola-Jane; Lane, Carys-Anne; Leonard, Sarah; Lockhart, William; Robertson, Nicholas; Short, Nigel;...
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Some of the most important and beautiful a cappella works of well-known names such as Barber, Bernstein and Copland are set alongside those by two...continue...

Crossing the Stone / Catrin Finch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-08-12

Works: Dave Grusin: Mountain Dance; Karl Jenkins: Harper's Bizarre; Concerto for 2 Harps "Over the Stone"; Concerto for 2 Harps "Over the Stone"; Thingamujig; Palladio "Diamond Music"; Pat Metheny: James; ...
Performers: Barber, Terrance; Clarvis, Paul; Cottle, Laurence; Ebenezer, Caryl; Finch, Catrin; Hillier, Rose; Horsley, Gavin; Jenkins, Jody K.; Kyle, Keven; Limer, Francois
Ensemble: Choir; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection was recorded at Mustache Studios, London, England and Smecky Studios, Prague, Czech Republic....continue...

Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

1 CD / ECM New Series / 2000-04-18

Works: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
Performers: Armstrong, Rebecca; Arnold, Elizabeth; Becker, Bob; Blackwell, Virgil; Chambers, Steve; Clayton, Jay; Cohen, Richard [clarinet]; Fraley, Pamela; Guibbory, Shem; Hartenberger, Russ; Ishii, Ken; Karush...
Ensemble: Steve Reich and Musicians Ensemble

Reich: Tehillim

1 CD / ECM New Series / 2000-04-18

Works: Steve Reich: Tehillim
Performers: Armstrong, Rebecca; Bardekoff, Ellen; Becker, Bob; Bensman, Cheryl; Blackwell, Virgil; Burdick, Vivian; Chausow, Robert; Clayton, Jay; Finckel, Chris; Guibbory, Shem; Hartenberger, Russ; Kvistad, Gar...
Ensemble: Steve Reich and Musicians Ensemble

Reich: Music for 18 Musicians / Ensemble Modern

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-04-13

Works: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
Performers: Becker, Bob; Becker, Kristi; Bocker, Eva; Canning, Carol; Diry, Roland; Hartenberger, Russ; Haslam, Micaela; Holton, Ruth; Kobler, Benjamin; Kretzschmar, Hermann; Kruerke, Daniel; Mistry, Jagdish; Mu...
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern

"[Comparing Reich with Beethoven] Both open new expressive vistas to patient listeners, do not know the meaning of compromise, and are deadly serious in their...continue...
Steve Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians,' performed by Ensemble Modern, is a pulsing exploration of percussion and tone. With chord progressions unfamiliar to most listeners, the rhythm unifies the piec...continue...

Bach to the Future / Safri Duo, Dausgaard, Danish NRSO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Per Norgaard: Bach to the Future; Steve Reich: Nagoya Marimbas; Music for Pieces of Wood; Wayne Siegel: 42nd Street Rondo; Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Goldrush Concerto
Performers: Friis, Morten; Savery, Uffe
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Safri Duo

Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

1 CD / Nonesuch Records (USA) / 1998-03-31

Works: Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
Performers: Armstrong, Rebecca; Beckenstein, Marion; Becker, Bob; Bensman, Cheryl; Bush, Phillip; Clayton, Jay; Ferchen, Timothy; Hartenberger, Russ; Kvistad, Garry; LeBlanc, Jeanne; Lim, Elizabeth; Niemann, Edm...
Ensemble: Steve Reich Ensemble

This disc received the 1999 Grammy Award for "Best Small Ensemble Performance."

Here is a classic remade. When Steve Reich unveiled 'Music for 18 Musicians' in 1976, minimalism was taken to an...continue...

Steve Reich 1966-1996

10 CD / Nonesuch Records (USA) / 1997-05-27

Works: Steve Reich: Come Out; Piano Phase; It's Gonna Rain; Four Organs; Drumming; Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Electric Organ; Clapping Music; Six Marimbas; Music for 18 Musicians; Eight Lines;...
Performers: Bassi, James [tenor]; Beckenstein, Marion; Becker, Bob; Bennett, Alan; Benschop, Yvonne; Borden, Barbara; Carrington, Simon; Dutt, Hank; Elliott, Paul [Classical]; Fullington, Andrea; Gordon, Michael...
Ensemble: Bang On A Can; Brooklyn Philharmonic Chorus; Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra members; Kronos Quartet; London Symphony Orchestra; Manhattan Marimba Quartet; Nexus members; Schoenberg Ensemble; Steve R...

This set received a 1998 "Critic's Choice" award from Gramophone

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Reich: Drumming / Steve Reich and Musicians

1 CD / Nonesuch Records (USA) / 1987-09-30

Works: Steve Reich: Drumming
Performers: Becker, Bob; Clayton, Jay; Harms, Ben; Hartenberger, Russ; Kvistad, Garry; Preiss, James; Reich, Steve; Schall, Gary; Silver, Mort; Velez, Glen; Wheeler, Thad; Wood Ambush, Pamela
Ensemble: Steve Reich and Musicians Ensemble